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Custom Designed Lamp - Turkish Olive Jar
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Pre 1920 item# 354156
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J. Britt Antiques and Interiors
662-844-3050
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Collected from throughout the Turkish countryside, this beautiful earthen-ware vessel was used 75 to 150 years ago to store grains, olives, oils, and prepared foods. Often buried to preserve their contents at cooler temperatures, olive jars could be found in small Aegean and Mediterranean villages. From the smallest pitcher to the largest oil jar, each is unique in shape, color, and texture. Many come with a seal of antiquity. A simple utilitarian object that is appreciated today as folk art. Th ...click for details
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French Carton (cartoon) Bergere Design
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Pre 1900 item# 162298 (stock# axt)
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J. Britt Antiques and Interiors
662-844-3050
$695
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This French painting (cartoon) is a design plan for the back of an armchair or "bergere". It appears to have been painted in the late 19th century on a cotton fabric that has the feel of paper. The garden scene depicting mythical characters is painted or drawn with india ink and the girl's head is on a small piece stitched in place. This was a mistake and rather than redrawing the whole piece, the correction was just placed on top and stitched in place. The top of the drawing has a ...click for details
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